How far down do you get it?...i was told....

maN~! i was wondering how far down do you all get your bikes in the twisties.. i was told you can judge how low a rider goes by how much fresh rubber is like worn on the to the edge of his or her.. tires.. my is worn all the way to the edge.. theres only like half a centimeter left and i was told by some people that you dont want to go too far because you can lose it easier at that edge.. I looked at his tires on his zx6r and it wasn't that far to the edge, on the rear tire.. and he used to be a semi professional racer in china. Anyhow, am i riding wrong?.. well not wrong, but not gettin off the bike far enough,(meaning am i leaning it down too far and not getting far enough off the bike?).. info would help.. hehe.. gotta be able to hang in the twisties. im fairly new to this game.. although i can hold my own... im young.. .. hehe..


jos F theDRagon

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where da girls at?

Hey Gixxerboy,

Unless you are on the track, try not to worry so much about how far down you get it on the street.

I used to worry about my 3/4 inch "chicken-strips" on either side of my rear tire on my F4 and I was always trying to lean hard to wear those out on the street.

Well one day while leaned way over, some cager decided he had enough time to jump out in front of me from a side street while I was hard in the corner, and I just barely managed to miss him, but nearly totalled my F4 in the process ($5500 worth of damage).

I now have my fixed F4 back, but I've realized that I have no business getting that leaned over on the street.

If you really want to lean the bike over, go on the track where you're sure there's no gravel or idiot cagers, if you keep trying to drag the hero blobs on the street one day you might run into gravel or an idiot cager like I did, and the consequenses are not pretty.

I'm now more concerned with enjoying the fact that I can still enjoy and ride my F4 and someday I will wear out the last edges of the tires on the track under controlled circumstances.

Hope you don't have to learn that lesson in such a hard way.

--John

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Joao "John" Silva

"If my F4 is supposed to be comfortable on long trips I'd hate to feel my ass after 400 miles on an R6"

'Sup? Someone above said it very well "I don't get my knee down much because I stay centered on the bike a lot". Ditto here. It's amazing how far you can lean over the bike while actually keeping your butt in the middle of the seat. It's true. I ride w/this guy who has a track beater. He's ridden in a couple of amateur races. The bike's not even street legal. He hangs his butt off the seat for the slightest little turn. Says "I learned that on the track". Oooooh, I'm impressed. Not! Not comparing bikes (honest) he has a '97 GSXR 750, that has some god-awful above 12,000 rpm jet kit and I've got my Kat. I hang w/this guy on every single turn. No matter how fast. Without my ass completely off the bike. In defense of the ass-off-the-seat stuff, yes, I've done it. One day we were out riding in the twisties. Really gettin on it. I was feeling exceptionally sharp (stupid, maybe ) that day. We were leaning it over so far and going so fast that I had to hang off the seat just to keep it on the road. I was dragging the darn center stand, as well as the pegs on the right side. But, I digress. My point, as was said above, is that you can lean over incredibly far without hanging off the seat. Try it. It works best if you hug the tank tightly w/your knees. It's been real. It's been fun. It's even been real fun! Bye for now.

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Cosmo
"Do you know how fast you were going, son?" "Gee officer, if I guess right, can I go home?"